Queen of the Jewel, The Next Miss Belize introduces the Miss Belize Delegates for the Miss Belize pageant that will take place on Saturday, July 7, 2012, in Belize City at the Bliss Theatre at 8p.m.

The delegates have already been touring the country, attending gala events and preparing for the big night's event. This weekend the nine delegates were in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye where they got to enjoy some fun in the sun. For more information and ticket sales, visit the Queen of the Jewel, The Next Miss Belize Facebook Page.

Delegates:
Christine Dominguez - Corozal
Audralee Enriquez - Freetown, Belize City
Maryam-Abdul Qawiyy - Port Loyola, Belize City
Jenna Bernard - Caye Caulker
Destinee Arnold - Roaring Creek, Cayo
Tonya Barillas - Dangriga
Charlyn Flowers - Punta Gorda
Negrill Crawford - Orange Walk Town
Arbunie Clare - Carmelita Village, Orange Walk

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Queen Of The Jewel Named

On Saturday night, the Queen of the Jewel Miss Belize Pageant was held at Bliss Institute. 9 participants competed against each other in 6 categories. At the end, Destiny Dominique Arnold was chosen by a panel of the judges as the 2012 Queen of the Jewel.

Today, 7News caught up with Miss Arnold, and she described for us what it means to be the current holder of that title.

Destiny Dominique Arnold, Queen of the Jewel
"I became the Queen of the Jewel through hard work and dedication. We started the process maybe 3 weeks ago and we travel around the country to various locations such as Caye Caulker, San Pedro, Cayo and we went through training courses on how to walk, how to talk, how to act and now I am here."

"I am now the beauty ambassador for Belize and I will represent our country in various places of the world and hopefully I can show people the beauty I see in our country and that's going to be my job for this year."

Daniel Ortiz
"Is there any competitions in the near future that you will be attending as the Belize delegate?"

Destiny Dominique Arnold, Queen of the Jewel
"We are in the process of discussing my next endeavor."

As the new Queen of the Jewel, Arnold will have the duty of being the beauty and tourism ambassador for the country, as well as the speaker for the New Love Foundation.

She will be the representing Belize in international Competition along with all of the 5 finalists.

Channel 7